{"id":237050,"date":"2025-10-24T13:55:14","date_gmt":"2025-10-24T13:55:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/237050\/"},"modified":"2025-10-24T13:55:14","modified_gmt":"2025-10-24T13:55:14","slug":"circular-stone-clubhouse-in-mexico-encloses-reflecting-pool","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/237050\/","title":{"rendered":"circular stone clubhouse in mexico encloses reflecting pool"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Clubhouse\u2019s Circular Design blends with the Landscape in Atlixco<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>La Pedrera by Taller Ezequiel Aguilar Mart\u00ednez is the clubhouse of the Cola de Lagarto development, located on the outskirts of Atlixco, Puebla, about two hours from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/tag\/architecture-in-mexico\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mexico City<\/a>. The project is set within the Tentzo mountain range, a semi-desert landscape primarily featuring acacias, yuccas, and wild grasses. The design occupies a hill within the development, offering panoramic views of the golf courses, Atlixco valley, and the majestic Popocatepetl and Iztaccihuatl volcanoes. This privileged setting shapes the project\u2019s circular layout, which opens the building to its surroundings while housing activities such as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/tag\/restaurant-interiors\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">restaurant<\/a>, leisure rooms, restrooms, and general amenities. Conceptually, the project is organized through a series of concentric skins arranged around a central space that features a reflecting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/tag\/pools\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">pool<\/a>. The project\u2019s materials palette includes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/tag\/marble-and-stone-design\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">stone<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/tag\/wood-and-timber-architecture\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">wood<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/tag\/concrete-architecture-and-design\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">concrete<\/a> elements.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" bad-src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"curved stone pavilion encloses circular reflecting pool for clubhouse in mexico\" width=\"818\" height=\"613\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/la-pedrera-clubhouse-9-68f91f0384380.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" lazyload\"\/><br \/>all images by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/amybello.fotografia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Amy Bello<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>La Pedrera\u2019s Layered Circular Design Integrates Stone and Wood<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The exterior ring, made of curved, locally sourced stone walls, emerges from the slope, supporting the platform that holds most of the program and allowing part of the structure to be partially underground, leveraging the hillside\u2019s natural slope. The program is resolved on the ground and underground levels, while the roof slab serves as a 360-degree viewing deck with a multipurpose area for temporary events. A perimeter corridor between the outer and second ring functions as a balcony and service area. The second ring, with a glazed facade, connects interiors with the surrounding landscape and optimizes natural light. Finally, the third and innermost ring consists of rotating wooden doors, allowing spaces to be as open or closed to the exterior as necessary. A large oculus in the concrete slab at the building\u2019s center frames the landscape elements that rise, subtly marking the structure\u2019s presence. For Taller Ezequiel Aguilar Mart\u00ednez <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/taller_ezequiel_aguilar_mtz_\/?hl=es\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">studio<\/a>, a fundamental aspect of the building\u2019s concept was maintaining a scale that respects the surroundings while using materials that age gracefully, blending the building seamlessly into its natural context.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" bad-src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"curved stone pavilion encloses circular reflecting pool for clubhouse in mexico\" width=\"818\" height=\"460\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/la-pedrera-clubhouse-8-68f91f038434e.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" lazyload\"\/><br \/>La Pedrera circular clubhouse sits within the Tentzo mountain range near Atlixco, Mexico<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" bad-src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"curved stone pavilion encloses circular reflecting pool for clubhouse in mexico\" width=\"818\" height=\"545\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/la-pedrera-clubhouse-3-68f91f0384236.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" lazyload\"\/><br \/>designed by Taller Ezequiel Aguilar Mart\u00ednez, the building embraces its hillside setting<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" bad-src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"curved stone pavilion encloses circular reflecting pool for clubhouse in mexico\" width=\"818\" height=\"545\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/la-pedrera-clubhouse-4-68f91f0384273.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" lazyload\"\/><br \/>a circular layout opens the clubhouse to panoramic mountain views<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Clubhouse\u2019s Circular Design blends with the Landscape in Atlixco \u00a0 La Pedrera by Taller Ezequiel Aguilar Mart\u00ednez is&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":237051,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[1079,76,354,355,49,48,13420,356,75,17093,53271,3869],"class_list":["post-237050","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-arts-and-design","tag-architecture-in-mexico","tag-arts","tag-arts-and-design","tag-artsanddesign","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-concrete-architecture-and-design","tag-design","tag-entertainment","tag-marble-and-stone-design","tag-pools","tag-wood-and-timber-architecture-and-design"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/237050","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=237050"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/237050\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/237051"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=237050"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=237050"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=237050"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}